F
FACTOR to To FALL a-stern
To FALL calm to FETCHING the pump
FID to FIRE-SHIP
FID
Sea-FIGHT
To FILL
FIRE-ARROW
FIRE-SHIP
FISH to To FLAT-IN
To FLAT-IN FORWARD to FLUSH
FLY of an ensign to FORE-CASTLE
FORE-CAT-HARPINS to FORE-STAY
FORE-TOP to FOTHERING
FOUL to FRESH
To FRESHEN the bawse to FUTTOCK-SHROUDS
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FID
FID, (clef de ton, Fr.) a square bar of wood, or iron, with a shoulder at one end, as represented in plate IV. fig. I. It is used to support the weight of the top-mast, when erected at the head of the lower-mast, by passing through a mortise in the lower-end of the former, and resting it's ends on the trestle-trees, which are sustained by the head of the latter. The fid, therefore, must be withdrawn every time the top-mast is lowered. The top-gallant-mast is retained at the head of the top-mast in the same manner. See the article MAST.Fid, (fitta, Ital.) is also a large pin of hard wood, tapering to a point, and used for splicing of cables or large cordage.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 123, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/0518.html